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July 25, 1933. E. FRYsLlE TILE CLEANING APPARATUS Filed Sept. 21, 1931 2 Sheets-Sheet l d y @99k WW1 July 25, 1933. Eh FRYSLlE 1,919,549

TILE CLEANING APPARATUS Filed Sepl'.. 21, 1951 2 .Sheets-Sheet 2 ff www jaw? Patentedv July k25, 1933 ienne `EDWARD.isaiasi-LIE; or Iowa riiiiiis;iovviif TILE. CLEANING ArPARATUs Application medseptember., 21,1531. seriai Nq. 63;974;

' The object` of this inventionf is to provide an improved apparatus and. method for 'cleaning lines: of tile. or` pipe for' removing accumulationstlierefrom. without disturb# tlie lines tof any considerable extent..`

Still another objeetofthe invention is to iinpr'ovev and' simplify the operation of cleaning pipe or tile. lines and maintaining-'their 'flow' capacity and elliciency.

Still another object of the invention is to provide an improved tool for traversing a' liiie 'of pipe ortile: and removing accumulations therefrom.. y 'i With these and other'objects in v iew my 5 inventionk consists in the construction,1ar-l rangement andcombination ofthe various partsfof my device, whereby the" objectscontemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully set'. forth, pointed out in my claims, and A illustrated inf the accompanying drawings,

inwliichr* Figure. 1 is a sectional view'longitudinally of aline of tile to. be cleaned, illustrating two stations fromvhicli` the Work is carried oni and `furthe-ry illustrating at one of these stations. the means. for removingal tile unit se that` access. may bel hadV to. the; liney of' tile. Figure is. an enlarged ,cross section on the l-ine -Q' of Figure 1, illustrating paro' ticularly the grappling means for engaging and lifting a tilefrom the line.

Figure 3V is? a similar view showing how the grappling means. may be adjusted for engaging a tile of smaller diameter. i Figure 4e is a diagrammaticsectionalview showing the means foi establishing a line of communcatioiifthrough lthe pipeV line whereby the` cleaning* tool may'be'reciprocated'thereinvFigure 5'k is a plan view showing two 'work stations which have been established in connection with a pipe line and illustrating the draft means associated with'these. two sta-v tions for reciprocating a cleaning member therebetween.Y

Figure 6 is an enlargedV longitudinal sec#V tion substantially on the. lineV 6 6 of Fig.

ure 5 and illustrating the. cleaning tool as,

it is being movedinto position for starting 5the cleaning operation; 1

y -Figurea'isasimilar view illustratingvtlie ele-anng tool as it is moved for cleaningtlie pipe liner i `Figure 9 is across sectionvof the clean-v 4 Figure 7. My invention relates and is. applicable to cumulations of Vdirt and the like and roots from lines of'drain tile, sewer like.. llt is. to be' understood thatwhen eX-k pressions: are used in this specification and the claims as: referring to. lines of-pipe or tile, such expressions are to beconsidered as inclusive of any similar lines tofwliicli giy method and apparatus may beaapplica- .e y Y y n FigureS is a plan view of the cleaning i tool..

'the operation ofel'eaiiing and removingacf 1 Lk@ll pipe and-the n v I first establisli'work stations :it-suitable .i

intervals along pipe line which vmay be composed of' tiley or pipe units-10'.y ."The sta-v tions are spaced apart .suitable distances depending somewhat upon the size and.' nature. of the line to belworked upon andv the 'nature of .the soil and terrain, the spac-V ifng usually V'being `from fifty to Aseventy-five eet.

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Two` of the workfstationsfare lillustrated and are l.designated generally as vA andjB. Y fllie stations'areproducedby digging pits in the ground'over and communicating A'with the pipe line and lfrainingror curbing such pitsv by tlieuseof luinber'or the likefas iiidicated 12. As indicated the curb mem# bers 12 may engage and be supported'floyv4 vertically arranged angularcorner pieces 14.Vt The 'next 'step is to removeoiie or'moie of the tile or pipe unitslO at each'fwork station-and thus aord access fto'tlie remaining This may loer accomplished in fanydesired' way,` but l pre-fer to employ a yspecialffoi'm Vof' grappling and' lifting. device Whichis f shown particularly in Figures 2 and 3,u tlie nowbeset forthf The grappling and liftingdevice includes Y i i a pair of' spaced varms' 16 and 18.whichmay-l 'be made of angleor channel iron" bars "and Vconstructionl land operation of which will Vf? V f portions of theline from both lends'thereof.` 9'0 H stations.

whichare formed at their lower ends Withinwardly curved portions 16 and 18.

AThe curved portions 16 and 18 are adapted to engage beneath Vand partially em-V brace the unit which is to be lifted.

At their upper ends the armslG and 18.

lare movably and adjustablyconnected by i said arms. l y y y near each end with a series ofboltopenings 22 through which stop bolts 24 may be selec a cross bar 20 which may haveits end portions Aextended slidably through `slots in The cross bar 2O is provided tively mounted for engage1ne'nt-with the inner faces of the arms land 18. l 'lhelbolts 24 are placed in selected holes 22`to correspond inV spacingto the approximate diameter of the unit 10 in order thatthe Varms 16 and 18 may be heldv substantially in parallelism. v

The arms 16 and tween their ends by across rod- 26 `which extends through openings in said arm and is threaded at its outer endsto receive nuts Y 28, which as shown may engage spacing Washers or blocks 30. After. the armsql and 18 have beenplaced @about the unit 10 and the stop bolts 24-ofthe'upper cross bar have been placed in position for properly spacingkk the arms, then the nuts 28 are tightenedup 'to draw and bind the arms 16 and 18-tightly against the. unitto afford a clamping engagement thereon.

The ycross bar 20 is provided With an eye Aor thelike 32 engagedr by a rope or cable 34V to which lifting force may be applied cross rod 26, the grappling and lifting device 'may be employed for engaging and 'tive work stations.

` lifting tile .Vor -pipe units yof fdifferent di- .f -ameter as Ysuggestedjin YFigures 2 and 3.

. When a unit has been removed at each of `two, successive work stations such las A and Bfaccess is thereby4 alforded to both'jends of a section Y,of the line extending betweensaid The cleaning operation" is carried out -by reciprocating a special form of tool backfand by means ofst-eelwire or cables `58 and 40 fromvthe section of pipe linevat the respec- It necessary tolprovidemeans for eX- 18 are also connected be- It is obvious thatfbecause ofthe different means of'adjustmentof the cross bar 2O and forth through the open rsectionrofV the'V line of tha-lined'trbideahed: 'l

ythe opened section of pipe line and this may be yaccomplished as indicated diagrammatically in Figure 4.

I employ a plurality of rods or bars 42 which may be connected end to end in series by the use of bolts yor other securing members 44. Thebars 42 may be successively connected by a workman at fone ofthe staseries Itl Will be obvious that theseriesl of bars 42 need not be disassembled. or removed,

but may be projected-finto-the'next section extending'v beyond the stationv B.- In "this mannerV itmay be lemployed successively at eachstation for ;-carrying the cord 46 through the next'succe'ssive section of {')ipelineito` be cleaned.V rlhe cord -46is employed .for pulling after it`through the:` pipe section one of .the draft ropes such.v asx-40. .Y 1 5 i The y.cleaning tool Wh'ch is reciprocated through the section lof pipe -lineby useof the cables 38and 40 isshownparticularly in Figures VSand 9;. v It consists of an elongated horizontal framefjwork 48 having,` at each endla clevis Otofwhichz'one of the'ropesfsuch as 38 and 40.1nay be attached. :The tool also includes a centrally farranged keel` bar 52 whichhas :its maj ori :portion disposed; con,- siderably below the plane of -the frame 48..l vgAlpluralit-y of cleaning `blades 54, in'this' instanceftwo in'nurnber, arejpivotally mountedwithin the frame 48. The pivotal mount.-y ing'ofthe-bl'ades 554 maybe :accomplished by means of eyesior bearings 56 thereonnear their -rear margins' pi'yotallyv engaging cross rods 558 extendingtransversely ofthe. frame.

:The Vcleaning blades 54 normally extend downwardly and forwardly in inclined positions from theirI pivots. Aand are supported loors'elylf'at'their forward fends on therkeel bar 52.1-1The blades 541preferably vafre'formed at their. :forward or; lower margins: with notches v60 to accommodate the-keel barfand tor-permit thel lower margins ofthe blades to.Iv assume positions,lv substantially.. in the plane ofthe lower edge ofthe :keel bar.l

It will be noted also thatzethe-cleaning blades'54 Aarevcurved at their lower l'margins and this curvature shouldcorrespond sub- -Stantiallywith thecurvature ofthe units `.-1The;rcablesz38 and- 40 which havebeen aus l liu iXed toits respectivey ,ends and projecting l' attached tothe respectlve @UdSOf the' 0182111- ing .tool are projected upwardly from'f' the respective work stations A*v .-.an'd' B and preferbly thr'ough inclinedfopenings bored or r y Y ot erwisc ormedin the-broundrasindieated 4 Atreldlng the' draft, NPGS @1161.40 l51,110l1fhk vatk 62 Figure 5, thesetiipeningsfextendingl ior from the lower portions of the work stations to the surface of the ground and permitting the ropes 3S and 40 to be drawn back and forth on inclined lines in operating the tool. The cleaning tool 38 is first drawn rearwardly toward one of the work stations suoli as A by draft on the appropriate cable such as 38 as indicated in Figure 6'. During such movement the tool moves freely through the section of pipe line and upon orwithin lan accumulation such as 64 of dirt or sandin the line. The keel bar 52 actsas a sort of'` runner and it may travel upon the lower inner surface of the tilev or pipe. During such rearward movement the pivoted cleaning blades 54 are swung upwardly so that their free edges drag upon' the accumula-f tion or deposit 64. nSuch upward movement of the blades is limited by stops projecting inwardly from the frameV 4S.

lVlien the tool has been retracted tothe desired distance draft is applied to its other end by means of the cable 40 and the'tool is caused to travel forwardly as indicated in Figure 7. 'In such movement the keel bar 52 may also travel on the lower surface' of the tile or pipe but the cleaning blades 54 are automatically brought into operation because their lower free edges are caused to engagethe deposited accumulation 64portions of which will be engaged and removed by said blades.

lt 1s obvious that by continued reciprocation of the cleaning' tool the entire deposit or accumulation 64 may be removed from the section of pipe line to onerof the work stations such asB from which it may be taken out by the use ofbuckets or other suitable implements.

In this way successive sections of the line may be cleaned at a minimum of time, labor and expense and the work may be [accomplished ethciently without disturbing any considerable number of the units of the line.

riseach sectionis cleaned its ends may be blocked yolf by the use of closing plates such at G6 in Figure l to prevent the entrance of foreign matter thereto kuntil such time as the cleaning operation shall have been' completed and the units replaced which had .prel viously been' removed. l

Some changes may be made in the construction and arrangement of the parts of my device-without departing from the real the frame and having a .considerable portion projecting belowv the plane thereof, a cleaning blade pivoted on' an axis transversely ofthe frameand having one margin loosely engaging thejkeel bar lfor limiting downward `movement of vthe' blade y on its pivot, and stop means on the frame for limitin' `u )ward ivotal movement of the blade, said blade vbei'ngcurved on its free margin to correspondA substantially to curvature of the pipe, V thefree kmargin of the blade being not-chedfor the keel bar tol permit close Contact of the Vcurved margin with the pipe surface;

2. A cleaning` tool for pipe and the like .comprising a horizontallyarranged open frame, means at each'end of the frame for attaching a draft appliance, a keel bar eX- spirit and purpose of my inventiomand it is tending centrally below thez frame in a lonf gitudinal direction, anda cleaning blade hinged at one `margin within and `transversely of the frame, said blade being limited Awith respect to backward swinging movement, whereby the free margin of the blade may ride freely when the tool is moved in one direction and will Vbe caused to engage trash in the pipe lwhen moved in the other direction, said blade being curved at its vfree margin and said curvedv margin being notched for the keel bar to permit close contact lwith the pipe surface.

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